Phonograph-cabinet



w H. BENNINGTONI.

PHONOGRAPH CABINET, APPLICATION FILED JAN-13. 1919.

Pa cented Jan. 13, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

' UNITED sT TEs PATENT oFFIoE.

WESLEY H. IBENNINGTON, or CLEVELAND, onlo.

PHONOGRAPH-CABINET.

being mountedin a compartment above said receptacle and the structure being surmounted with a hinged cover, which is swung upward von its hinges to admit of access to the machine for changing of records and for regulating the tone of the intrument.

The object of the present invention is to produce a structure that is more convenient and cornmodious than the cabinets as heretofo're constructed, and with this object in view, I provide a stationary top which fur-. nishes a suitable location for a clock, a lamp,

statuary, bric-a-brac, or for a curio case, as the top member is not disturbed in regulating the instrument, access being had to the phonographcom'partment through a novel sliding door construction arranged in the vertical front of the cabinet. The invention further provides a novel, convenient, temporary receptacle or support for records, to

be utilized while making changes of records on the instrument.

5 made a part of the specification, illustrate" The accompanying drawings which are the invention and will be referred to throughout the following description, similar reference characters being employed to designate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings Fi ure 1 is a front. elevation of a cabinet em odying the ifn ment of one of the novel features that will be hereinafter set forth.

Fig. 4' is a horizontal section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

- Fig. 3.

. handle member 1 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 13, 1920.

Application filed January 13, 1919. Serial No. 270,805.

F1% 5 is a top view of'the door, detached, and ig. 6 is an'inside vie. of said door.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section on line 77 of Fig. 3, and Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8 ofFig.7.

In the embodiment as illustrated, a lower compartment 1 is provided for the storage, of records, an upper compartment 2 for the sound producing. elements of the phono-.. graph, an an. intermediatesection 3 which contains tie operating mechanism and horn of the instrument. his general arrangement is similar to that of ordinary constructign of cabinets of this class, with the exception of the top member.

The top- 4 of the improved cabinet is stationary and thereforemay be utilized as a stand for ornaments or serviceable articles as, for example, a clock 5 as shown in-Figs. 1 and 2, or for a curio case 6, shown in The front of compartment 2 is provided with an opening 7, ada ted to be covered and uncovered on the interior by ado'or" member 8 of novel construction and operation, which will .noW be described.

Two pairsof brackets 9 and 10 are attached to the interior face of the door 8 near the lateral edges thereof, substantially inthe location shown, the brackets 9 being above the brackets 10 and in a different vertical plane. Rollers 11 and 12 are mounted on the brackets 9 and '10 respectively. These rollers extend beyond the lateral edges of the door and enter grooves 13 and 14, said grooves being. onthe interior of the lateral walls of the compartment 2. The ooves may be cut in the sides 1 and 1", ut for convenience of assemblin and other obvious reasons,'the are prefera ly formed in auxiliary mem ers 15 and 16, see'Fig. 4, the said members 15 and lfibeing attached to the walls 1 and 1 respectively. The groove 13 in member 15 corresponds to a like groove in member 16, and groove 14 of member'15 corresponds to a groove in member 16.

The door 8 is rovided with a knob or on the exterior thereof, and a like member 18 is attached to the interior of said door.

It Will readily be seen by reference to i cover the opening 7. 1n thifiperationthe rollers 12 travel in the grooves 14, and therollers 11 travel in the segmental grooves 13.

The upper terminals 13 and 14 are off-set or extended horizontally a shown at 13 and- 14= thereby providing means for retaining the door in a horizontal elevated position. The door is closed by manipulating the interior handle 18. This construct on provides access to the compartment 2 without disturbing the top member of the cabinet.

In" the operation of phonographs' for amusement purposes, the operator or his audience may be in doubt as to what record is wanted to replace one that has been played, or a quick change of records may be desirable. For the above mentioned,- and other apparent reasons, an intermediate record receptacle or support is a desirable feature of a cabinet of this character. With this -end in view, I provide a structure adapted tooperate in a section of the inter-v mediate compartment 3, The front member 19 of said structure registers with an opening in the front wall of thecabinet, and

extends more or less as desired, into the compartment. The member 19 is provided with a stem 20, which is adapted to slide horizontally and to oscillate in bearings 21 and 22. A segmental stop member 23 is attached to the stem 20 and co acts with a buttress member 24 to limit the oscillation of the stem to. 90. The member 19 is provided with one or more record holders, which may be in the form of segmental slots 25.

When it is desired to make a change of records, the member 19 is pulled forward by means of the knob 26, until it clears the face of the cabinet body, or until a stop 20 attached to the stem 20, strikes the bearing partition 21. The member 19 can then be oscillated 90 or to the position shown in Fig. 3, thus providinga temporary recep tacle for one or more records.

The convenience provided by this construction is obvious. One or more records may be removed from the storage compartment 1 and deposited in the rack 19, the

record that is on the instrument can be dislodged therefrom and exchanged for one ofv the records in the rack, the said rack pro viding a repository for the dislodged record during the transferring process. The records can be transferred from the rack 19 to the storage compartment 1, and the rack returned to its normal position lei-- "surely, without annoyance to the operator or the audience. Y

A device adapted for storage of phono.--

graph needles is provided in the compartment 3,. said device comprising a door- 27 having one or more cups 28 mounted thereon and adapted to swing 'outward ton hinges 29, a knob 30 being attached said door for manipulating same.

The improved cabinet may be more or less ornamental, and the details of constructionand arrangement of elements may be changed without departure from the nature:

of the invention, the limitations of modifications being governed by the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is.

1. A phonograph cabinet including an instrument compartment, an oscillating temporary record support below the instrument compartment, and a record storage compartment below said temporary support,,the instrument compartment being provided with a door in the front wall thereof, a pair of trunnions mounted on said door in juxtaposition to the lateral edges thereof and in 'the, same transverse plane, vertical grooves in the side walls of the compartment, in

which said trunnions travel, a second pair of trunnions mounted on the door in a transverse plane back of the first named trunnions, and segmental grooves in the side walls of'the compartment, in which the last named trunnions travel. I

\ 2. A phonograph cabinet including an instrument compartment, an oscillating tempo-' rary record support below the instrument compartment, and a record storage compartmentbelow said temporary support," the instrument compartment being provided with a door in the front wall thereof, a pair of trunnions mounted on said door in juxtaposition to the lateral edges thereof and in the same transverse plane, vertical grooves L 1n the side walls of the compartment, in i which said trunnions travel, a second pair of trunnions mounted on the door in a transverse plane back of the first named trunnions, segmental grooves in the side walls of the compartment, in which the last named trunnions travel, and means for governing the oscillation of the temporary record sup- 

